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Drowsy driver crashes into State Troopers in Hampton, VA


Posted on Feb 18, 2009

Two Virginia State Police officers were stopped on the side of Interstate 64 each of the Armistead Avenue exit at 1:30am on February 18 when one of the police cars was hit by a passing driver.

 

The officers were on the side of the road after pulling over a driver suspected of driving under the influence.  Lacey Coleman of Newport News, VA was driving a BMW and hit one of the police cruisers, causing the vehicle to slam into the other cruiser.

 

According to a police spokesperson, one of the cruisers was damaged so badly that it is a total loss.  Fortunately there were no injuries in the crash, which could have been very serious.

 

It turns out that Coleman had fallen asleep at the wheel.  She has been charged with reckless driving and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle on the shoulder.

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